Parivrajaka, ʲᲹ첹, Ჹ첹: 13 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Parivrajak.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Google Books: Sankara’s Vedanta through His Upanisad CommentariesʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�) in the medieval period designated the most radical type of renunciation.—Śaṅkara often uses terms for renunciation drawn from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka-upaniṣad: ܳٳٳԲ (“transcendence”—literally “intensely rising up or away from�), ṣācⲹ (“begging�) and 貹ᾱ (“one who goes forth”—appearing mostly in its derivative form 貹Ჹ첹, which by the medieval period designated the most radical type of renunciation). But he also interjects the synonyms ṃn (“set down completely�) and ٲ岵 (“letting go� or “abandoning�) or pariٲ岵 (“complete letting go� or complete abandoning) both widely used in epic sources such as the Bhagavadgītā and in more specialized medieval Vedānta sources focusing exclusively on renunciation.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�) refers to �(religious) heretics�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist ūٰ begin with the word evam, ‘thus�?]—[...] Furthermore, all religious heretics (tīrthika-貹Ჹ첹) imagine that their own doctrine is subtle (ūṣm) and absolutely pure (貹śܻ). These people exalt the doctrine that they practice and denigrate (nindanti) that of others. That is why, here below, they quarrel and argue; after death, they fall into hell (naraka) and suffer immense pain of all kinds. [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�).�m., [貹a�, -jakaḥ] A wandering mendicant, vagrant, recluse, an ascetic (of the fourth religious order) who has renounced the world; सर्वारम्भपरित्यागो भैक्ष्याश्यं ब्रह्ममूलत� � निष्परिग्रहताऽद्रोहः समता सर्वजन्तुष� (sarvārambhaparityāgo bhaikṣyāśya� brahmamūlatā | niṣparigrahatā'droha� samatā sarvajantuṣu) || ......... भावसंशुद्धिरित्येष� परिव्राड्वर्� उच्यते (bhāvasaṃśuddhirityeṣu parivrāḍvarya ucyate) || Śabda Ch.
Derivable forms: 貹Ჹ첹� (परिव्राजकः).
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Ჹ첹 (पारिव्राजक).—The wandering life of a religious mendicant, asceticism.
Derivable forms: Ჹ첹 (पारिव्राजकम्).
See also (synonyms): ⲹ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�).—m.
(-첹�) A religious mendicant. E. pari about, vraj to wander, ṇvܱ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�).—i. e. pari -vraj + aka, f. and ji, A religious mendicant, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 32, 23.
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Ჹ첹 (पारिव्राजक).—i. e. 貹Ჹ첹 + a, adj. Destined for a religious mendicant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�).—[masculine] the same.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�):—[=貹-Ჹ첹] [from pari-vraj] m. (f(i). ; ifc. f(a). ) a wandering religious mendicant, [Mālavignimitra; ʲñٲԳٰ; Hitopadeśa]
2) Ჹ첹 (पारिव्राजक):—[=-Ჹ첹] [from ] mf(ī)n. intended for a religious mendicant, [Kauśika-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the life of a religious m° [gana] ܱ徱
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�):—[貹-Ჹ첹] (첹�) 1. m. Idem.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʲⲹ, ʲⲹ, ʲⲹ, ʲⲹⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryʲᲹ첹 (परिव्राज�) [Also spelled parivrajak]:�(nm) a wandering religious mendicant; an ascetic.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusʲᲹ첹 (ಪರಿವ್ರಾಜ�):—[noun] = ಪರಿವ್ರಾಜ - [parivraja -]2.
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Ჹ첹 (ಪಾರಿವ್ರಾಜಕ):�
1) [noun] renunciation of worldly attachments, sensual enjoyments etc. for religious purpose.
2) [noun] a man who has renounced all his worldly attachments, sensual enjoyments and has become a wandering mendicant for religious purposes; a sanyāsi.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vrajaka, Pari.
Starts with: Parivrajaka acarya, Parivrajakasamskaravidhi, Parivrajakopanishad.
Full-text (+33): Parivrajya, Mukunda parivrajaka, Parivrajaka acarya, Parivrajakopanishad, Satyanandaparamahamsaparivrajaka, Satyabodhaparamahamsaparivrajaka, Saugata-parivrajaka, Parivraja, Tamracuda, Tirthikaparivrajaka, Parivvayaga, Ashrenika, Pabbajanta, Parivayaga, Parivayava, Parivvayaya, Tridandaka, Parivrajak, Paramahamsaparivrajakadharmasamgraha, Parippiracakar.
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Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda, Chapter I
Muktika Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda, Chapter I
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Mahabharata (English Summary) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXCII - Bhrigu Describes Forest Recluses and Parivrajakas < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - Arhathood of Śāriputra (Upatiṣya) and Maudgalyāyana < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
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